How to Use an Online Mirror and Enable Camera Permissions

An online mirror uses your device camera to show a live preview in a web page. It is useful for checking framing, hair, makeup, glasses, or lighting when a physical mirror is not nearby.

Before you start

• Use an HTTPS page and confirm the domain in the address bar.
• Close other apps that may be using the camera.
• Decide which front or rear camera you want to use.
• Avoid granting permission on a shared device unless you can revoke it afterward.

On mirrors.cam, select the Start Mirror button and then approve the camera prompt shown by your browser. The live preview should appear after permission is granted. The mirror feature displays and transforms the feed locally in the browser and does not intentionally upload or record its frames on our servers.

Chrome and Edge

When prompted, choose Allow. If you previously blocked access, select the camera or site-controls icon beside the address bar, change Camera to Allow, and reload the page. You can choose a different camera in the browser's site settings or the mirror controls when the device exposes more than one camera.

Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

On iPhone or iPad, accept the permission prompt. To revisit the choice, use Safari's page settings for the current website or the Camera permissions under device Settings. On Mac, Safari website settings control per-site access, while macOS Privacy & Security → Camera controls whether Safari itself may use the camera.

Firefox

Choose a camera in the prompt and select Allow. Firefox can remember the choice. To reset it, use the permissions icon near the address bar or open the site's permission settings, remove the saved camera decision, and reload.

Menu names can change between browser versions. If these steps differ on your device, search the browser settings for “camera” and review the permission for mirrors.cam specifically.

If the preview is blank

1. Confirm that the page is loaded over HTTPS.
2. Check the browser's site-level camera permission.
3. Check the operating system's camera permission for the browser.
4. Close video-call or camera apps, then reload.
5. Switch to another available camera.
6. Test without privacy extensions only if you understand and accept that change; re-enable them afterward.
7. Restart the browser or device if the camera remains locked.

A hardware shutter, enterprise policy, parental control, damaged camera, or unsupported embedded browser can also prevent access. mirrors.cam cannot override those controls.

How to end the session

Close or leave the mirror page, then check that your device's camera-use indicator turns off. You can also revoke the site's permission in browser settings. Clearing site data removes local preferences but may also sign you out.

Camera permission covers the live mirror feed; the website may still process ordinary request, account, analytics, or support data. Read the Privacy Policy for those separate data flows, and contact us if the camera remains active unexpectedly.